{"id":6266,"date":"2021-08-29T14:45:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T18:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/?p=6266"},"modified":"2021-08-29T14:58:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T18:58:14","slug":"one-who-cannot-wear-a-mask-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-is-excused-from-congregational-prayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/one-who-cannot-wear-a-mask-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-is-excused-from-congregational-prayers.htm","title":{"rendered":"One Who Cannot Wear a Mask During the Covid-19 Pandemic is Excused from Congregational Prayers"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful…<\/em><\/p>\n

The following is a question posed to\u00a0Shaykh Dr. Arafat bin Hassan al-Muhammadi\u00a0<\/strong>(may Allah bless and preserve him) on Friday night, the 19th of al-Muharram, 1443 (August 27, 2021):<\/p>\n

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May Allah treat you well, noble shaykh, this questioner says: Does not wearing a mask due to health reasons make it permissible to leave off the Jumu’ah and congregational prayers in the masjid, since these conditions have been stipulated by the Corona Committee in our land, and may Allah reward you with good?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The shaykh’s answer:<\/p>\n

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With regards to what the specialists, from the physicians, have confirmed, as well as what the rulers have commanded with and the scholars have spoken with, it is an obligation; it is obligatory to take these precautions and safeguards in order that we may repel this harm which has befallen the people, and has befallen the Muslims. For *There should neither be harm nor reciprocal harm.* It is a must that the masks be worn, because the physicians and specialists have confirmed that they, by the permission of All\u0101h, (help to) repel this disease on a large scale.<\/p>\n

So if a person has an excuse preventing him from wearing a mask due to any health reason, as has come within the question, we say: Yes, as long you cannot wear it, then do not attend along with Muslims. Pray in your house so that you can do so (i.e., pray maskless), because this mask is a must, and it is also a must to socially distance; for these precautions, the specialists hold them to be binding, and the reality indicates their benefit. And all this is by the permission of All\u0101h, the Glorified and High. For they are from (taking) the means (for protection).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Source:<\/strong> This (Arabic) recording (MP3)<\/a><\/p>\n

Translation:<\/strong> Raha Batts (may Allah reward him)<\/a><\/p>\n

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FURTHER RESOURCES ON THE TOPIC:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Questions From the West About Covid-19 Answered by the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Shaykh \u2018Abdul-\u2018Azeez Aal Shaykh<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Ruling on Forging Vaccination Records in Order to Avoid the Vaccine, by Shaykh\u00a0Arafat bin Hassan al-Muhammadi\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Regarding Those Who Insist that Coronavirus and the Vaccination is a Conspiracy, by Shaykh Mohammad bin Ghalib al-Omari<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

PDF: Nine Advices As Relates the Novel Coronavirus by the Mufti Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez Aal Shaykh<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

PDF: A Summary of Verdicts Issued by the Permanent Committee of Scholars Concerning the Coronavirus Epidemic [Anwar Wright]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

MP3 Audio: Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan on the Obligation of Social Distancing During the Covid-19 Outbreak [Phrase-by-phrase translation]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

PDF: Advice of Shaykh ‘Abdullah al-Bukhari About Coronavirus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Video: Healthy, Realistic, Practical Optimism During the Coronavirus Outbreak (Youtube)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

PDF: Fleeing From the Decree to the Decree [Rahmaaniyyah, Abul-Hasan Maalik]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Video:<\/strong>\u00a0Don’t Downplay the Seriousness of the Coronavirus! (Youtube)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

MP3 Audio: Key Lessons About the Coronavirus [Hassan Somali]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Article: Social Distancing During These Times is an Obligation From Allah; It Only Increases Our Love for One Another<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

PDF: The Issue of Contagion – An Islamic Perspective [Taqweem Aslam]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Article: What Blessings Could Come From the Closing of Masjids?!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Khutbah: Coronavirus – How Muslims Understand it & Other Epidemics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

MP3 Audio: Q&A About Coronavirus Conspiracy Theorists [Hassan Somali]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful… The following is a question posed to\u00a0Shaykh Dr. Arafat bin Hassan al-Muhammadi\u00a0(may Allah bless and preserve him) on Friday night, the 19th of al-Muharram, 1443 (August 27, 2021): May … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,87,96,64,88,180,59],"tags":[1619,1585,1529,1527,1583,1580,1552,1528,1584,1581,1620,1556,1633,1631,1632],"class_list":["post-6266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fiqh-islamic-rulings","category-general-reminders","category-islamic-manners-behavior","category-original-articles","category-prayer","category-questions-answers","category-translations","tag-arafat-muhammadi","tag-articles-about-covid","tag-corona","tag-coronavirus","tag-coronavirus-pandemic","tag-coronavirus-resources","tag-covid-conspiracy","tag-covid-19","tag-covid-19-fatawa","tag-covid-19-resources","tag-dr-arafat-al-muhammadi","tag-islamic-covid-regulations","tag-prayer-and-coronavirus","tag-prayer-during-covid","tag-prayer-during-pandemic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6266"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6277,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6266\/revisions\/6277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}